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1914 A Tail Of Gold by David Hennessey Antique Australian Fiction Book 1st Ed

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1914 A Tail Of Gold by David Hennessey Antique Australian Fiction Book 1st Ed

A Tail Of Gold
By David Hennessey
Published by Hodder and Stoughton: London 1914
1st Edition

" A Tail of Gold by David Hennessey, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London in 1914, is a scarce First World War-era adventure novel rooted in the Australian bush and goldfields tradition that flourished in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Hennessey, known for works such as The Outlaw and A Bush Track, was part of a generation of writers who shaped a distinctly Australian frontier literature, blending realism with romance, moral tension, and the harsh beauty of remote landscapes. Issued on the eve of the Great War, the novel reflects a world on the brink of change while still steeped in the mythology of self-reliance and bush survival.

The story centres on the pursuit of fortune and the personal costs that accompany ambition, loyalty, and temptation in isolated environments where law, conscience, and necessity often collide. Hennessey's prose is direct and atmospheric, capturing the physical and psychological challenges of life beyond the settled towns, and drawing on authentic bush detail rather than sensationalism. Like many goldfields narratives, the novel uses the quest for wealth as a framework for exploring character, resilience, and moral consequence, situating individual struggle within a broader social landscape.

This copy is the First Edition, 1914, published by Hodder and Stoughton in their London issue, and represents an increasingly difficult title to locate in original form. It will appeal to collectors of early Australian fiction, goldfields and bush literature, and pre-WWI adventure novels, as well as readers interested in the literary construction of Australian identity in the years immediately preceding the First World War. "

Heavy fading and general wear to covers and spine. Inside hinges split with wobbly covers. Pencil inscription. Binding is relaxed with no loose pages. Pages with light foxing to prelims but otherwise clean. A decent 1st Edition copy. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 19.5cm x 13cm x 4cm - 320 Pages

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Condition: Acceptable
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["1st Edition", "Original Cloth Bindings"]
Region: Australia, Oceania
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Heavy fading and general wear to covers and spine. Inside hinges split with wobbly covers. Pencil inscription. Binding is relaxed with no loose pages. Pages with light foxing to prelims but otherwise clean. A decent 1st Edition copy. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: David Hennessey
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton: London
Year Printed: 1914
Sub-subject: Australian Fiction